2025 Rice Owls football team

2025 Rice Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVince Munch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Kay (1st season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Army   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Charlotte   0 – 0     0 – 0  
East Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Memphis   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Navy   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Temple   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulane   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulsa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UAB   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UTSA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of August 17, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Rice Owls football team will represent the Rice University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year Scott Abell, the Owls will play home games at the Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

The American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Owls on August 15, 2024.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 307:00 p.m.at Louisiana*
ESPN+
September 66:00 p.m.Houston*
ESPN+
September 136:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*
ESPN+
September 186:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN
September 272:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSN
October 4Florida Atlantic
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
October 11at UTSA
October 25UConn*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
October 316:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2
November 8UAB
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
November 22North Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
November 29at South Florida

[3]

Game summaries

at Louisiana

See also: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Ragin' Cajuns - - --0

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE ULL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Rice rivalry § Football
Houston Cougars (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics HOU RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Prairie View A&M

See also: 2025 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Prairie View A&M Panthers (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PVAM RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
49ers - - --0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE CLT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Charlotte Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Midshipmen - - --0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Navy Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida Atlantic - - --0
Rice - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 4
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FAU RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Roadrunners - - --0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: October 11
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTSA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team
UConn Huskies (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 25
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CONN RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UConn Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team
Memphis Tigers (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MEM RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team
UAB Blazers (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 8
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UAB RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 22
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNT RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Bulls - - --0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 29
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Florida Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Barral, Kevin (August 15, 2024). "American Athletic Conference Announces New Football Schedule Model For 2025". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (August 15, 2024). "American football schedule format, opponents set for 2025 season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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